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Para Wirra Conservation Park

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Para Wirra Conservation Park (formerly Para Wirra Recreation Park and Para Wirra National Park) is a 1,417-hectare (3,500-acre) protected area located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges in the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia. The conservation park is part of a larger, 2,573-hectare (6,360-acre) block of contiguous native vegetation, the remainder of which is owned by PIRSA Forestry, SA Water and private landholders.

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Para Wirra Conservation Park
Ke12 Track, Adelaide Hills Council

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Sandy Creek Conservation Park

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Hale Conservation Park

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